A teenager has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place following an incident outside Burton and South Derbyshire College.

Staffordshire Police confirmed today, Friday, September 15, that a 17-year-old man has been charged after the college in Lichfield Street was put on a state of 'lock down' and students were told to stay in their classrooms.

A spokesman from the college had said that some students had reported a potential incident outside the campus and the building was locked down on Tuesday, September 12.

He said a small number students had reported a potential incident outside the college. As a precautionary measure the college was locked down until the nature of the incident could be established.

The teenager is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday, October 16, to answer the charge. He has been granted bail until he appears at the court.
